netdev - Re: [PATCH 02/13] netfilter: xt_NFQUEUE: separate reusable code

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Date:	Mon, 6 Jan 2014 15:02:21 +0100
From:	Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
To:	Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>
Cc:	netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/13] netfilter: xt_NFQUEUE: separate reusable code

Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org> wrote:
> From: Eric Leblond <eric@...it.org>
> 
> This patch prepares the addition of nft_queue module by moving
> reusable code into a header file.
> 
> This patch also converts NFQUEUE to use prandom_u32 to initialize
> the random jhash seed as suggested by Florian Westphal.

Pre-emptive explanation: prandom_u32 is ok because this hash is
only used to decide on which queue the packet should be enqueued to.
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